Bí linn deireadh seachtaine saoire bainc na Féile Pádraig le haghaidh ceol agus gníomhaíochtaí spraíúla saor in aisce sa Pháirc.
Join us this St Patrick’s bank holiday weekend for some free, traditional and fun activities in the Park.
Join us at Glenveagh Castle this month to see our temporary exhibition titled: AE Russell: Glenveagh and Donegal. This exhibition celebrates the life and work of the renowned AE Russell, a regular guest of Arthur Kingsley Porter here at the castle in the 1930s. The exhibition has been put together in collaboration with the AE
Glenveagh National Park are delighted to have been awarded Tourist Attraction of the Year at the Highland Radio Hospitality Awards 2025. All the staff at Glenveagh love to give a big welcome to all our visitors from Ireland and the rest of the world and we are thrilled to receive this recognition. Thank You.
With St Patrick’s Day approaching, we have a beautiful Irish harp for this month’s object. Originally part of Henry McIlhenny’s collection, it was made in Dublin in the 1820s and stands in the Music Room at Glenveagh Castle. The significance of the harp as an instrument in Ireland goes back as far as pre-Christian times
Writer Eimear Ryan will read from her novel-in-progress, Arcadia, based on the life and death of Glenveagh owner, Arthur Kingsley Porter this Sunday 23rd of February at 3:00 PM in Glenveagh National Park Visitor Centre. She will discuss the process of writing and researching the novel, what first drew her to the subject, and the
Glenveagh National Park, including the main car park, Visitor Centre, Castle and Gardens will be closed on Tuesday 11th of February due to a planned power outage. All of the Park infrastructure will be without power due to planned forestry maintenance works close to ESB power lines. There will be no buses, toilet facilities or
You may notice some significant changes on your next visit to Glenveagh National Park. Over the coming months we will be removing several stands of non-native conifers in the vicinity of the National Park buildings and roads. The non-native trees are being felled as part of the Glenveagh Woodland Management Strategy and they will be
This convex Butler’s mirror, dating from around the 19th Century hangs in the Dining Room at Glenveagh Castle. It is named after its ability to allow the butler to oversee the progress of a meal whilst keeping a discrete distance from the guests. From the 15th Century onwards, smaller versions known as Banker’s Mirrors were
On World Wetlands Day 2025 we share the message of protecting our wetlands for the common future. Glenveagh National Park has many projects ongoing to restore hectares of blanket bog. Bogs play an important part in storing water and reducing the risk of floods.By restoring blanket bogs in the national park, we also support the
Join us at Glenveagh Castle to celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde or St Brigid’s Day by making St Brigid’s Crosses. The making of St Brigid’s Crosses on the eve of St Brigid’s Day (1st February) is customary in Ireland to gain St Brigid’s protection. Keep up the tradition with a free drop-in activity and have a